Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-11-10
FROM WASHINGTON.
[sy ecisl Correspondence OF the Alexa. dAzEIIh]
WASHINGTON. D. c.. Nov. 10, 1881.

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WAsHINeToN. D. c.. Nov. 10. 1887.
Tine Department of Agriculture reports
the Weld of corn, 1919 bushes.per acre, on
about 10 600 900 acres. or ], 453, 600 O0o bush
els The average of Virginia iss 10. Inc
quality of the crop ia much lower than usu.
al. in the dry region, and The proportion OF
merchantable corn is considerably Delo" Lne
average The potato yield IS about io4,ooo.
600 bushels against 163 0C0,CO0 last year.
The tobacco yield per acre is very low ior
Virginia 600. On the acreage reporter IA
the August investigation It VIII maze nse
scarcely more than third OF crop; me- We
yield Of the cigar Leaf is nearly normal. Inc
catcher condition Of cotton indicated
Oield per acre three or four per cent. less
than last year, with nearly one per cent. In
crease of area.
telegram here from Richmond says, inc
victory means the election Of ex Congress
man John S. Barbour to the United States
senate to succeed Riddlebsrger. and death
blow 10 Malone Congressman Brady Is
much pleased at Mahones defeat. he says
there were over one thousand repnoilcans
in Petersburg who did not vote. lie dld
not vote himself. He says Malone has no
one but himself TO blame for his defeat.
Had he DOT quarreled and been on bad
terms with ex Gov. Cameron. Senator kid'
dlebsrper and other leading republicans, Inc
reDublicans would have carried the state:
Can't. McKenua, chief usher at the WHITE
House. who was chief of police at Troy,
New York, was to day appointed special
agent in the internal revenue service, at
Boston. His place at the White House
will probably be filled by Col. Lsmonts
brother in-lsw.
The result of the recent elections mas a.
ready had gratifying effect upon the Hres'
ident. He yesterday appointed John H.
Emerson, d coed and true working Demo
Graf, U. s. Marshal for the eastern district
of Missouri, vice Mics Phoebe Couzins, re-
publican.
A familiar at the White House says the
President is well aware of how all the prom
|inent men in his party have talked about
him in private in the past and that he
laughs in bis sleeve at them when they now
cali to tell him he is the greatest President
since Jackson's time, or are interviewed TO
that effect.
There is q good deal of talk here among
those acquainted with local affairs about the
unusually large negro vote in Jefferson dis
trict, Alexandria county, last Tuesday, by
which the defeat of Judge Stuart was effected
The republicans here are not only dlsap'
pointed and depressed by the result of the
recent elections but are mnd, and now
threaten to exclude from the Senate not
only the democratic Senator elect from West
Virginia, but also those from Indiana and
California.
The prevailing belief not only in New
York, but here, is that the democratic VIC
tory in New York last Tuesday is attribute.
BILE to the personal liberty party, composed
| of liquor men, and therefore opposed TO the
prohibition leaning Of the republicans.
The inclement weather prevailing here
caused all the races set for to day 10 be post
poned until the next fair day.
The social event of the day here was the
marriage this morning of Mr.. Sands and
Miss McCue, daughter of Judge McCue, So
licitor of the Treasury. Tho Judge has
made some pro6tablereal eatate investments
since he has been here.